The Portland daily press., 1887-02-28
MAGAZINE NOTICES

The March number of Harper's Magazine opens
with quaint frontispiece by L. A. Abbey, called
The Day of Rest, representing church scene of
the last century. The leading article is a contnu-
alton OF the series of papers on the great institu
tions of New York City. 1t is a strong study OF
The New York Police Department, by DR.. Rich
ard Wheatly, explaining in detail the system and
operation of s'the finest police fo.ce in the word
The paper on Duelling in Paris, by Theodore
Child, contains dozen pictures by French ar
list, Henri Dupray. The Rivalries of Mr.. Toby
Gillian is clever Georgia story u dnte-6ellt8t
days, by r. NJ. Johnston, capitally illustrated by
A. B. Frest. Blackmore's novel, Springhaven, is
drawing 70 conclusion, this instalment being
utes timely article on Russia of To-day, which is
specially interesting in connection with the Rus
ssn hGyeI haTs Dy kathe s WMear q which
ond part of Mr.. Howells's novel, April Hopes con-
tinues 10 deneate in mastery style the character
iStics of modern Boston society. In a Louisiana
Sugar Plantation Of the old Regime, Mr.. Charles
Gayarre recounts his interesting "reminiscences Of
plantation life during the early years Of this centu-
ny. Charles Dudley Warner supplements his ar
ticle of two years ago on the South by paper en-
titled The South Revisited, in which he gives the
result of his observations IN the recent Southern
trip of the Harper Party, showing surprising in
dnstral and educational progress of that section
1t is an open question whether the reader of the
March Atlantic will most enjoy Mr.. Lowelrs po-
EN-, Fancy or Fact? with which the number be-
gins or DR.. Holiness account OF his recent trip
abroad. called Our Hundred Days; for both are SO
admirable. There is an Interesting paper on The
opbile Gautier, by James Breck Perkins, and this
is followed by the second part Of Lawrence Saxe's
Lady from Maine the best short story that the At
lantic has had for a long time Agnes Repplier
contributes an article on the CuriOsities of Crit
clsm. and William Cranston Lawton has a paper
on The Hippolytos of Eurpides-a paper SO vivid
that the reading of it gives one almost the i'm
preston OF having been spectator of the TRACE
dy. Mrs. ELEPHANTS and Mr.. Aidrich's The Sec
ond Son, and Marion Crawfords Paul Patof are
continued, and will be read with interest by every
body there Is an admirable criticism OF Lonfel-
lows Art, by Mr.. Horace e. Scudder; and there
are also criticisms of Agnes SURFACE, of books
about actors, and of Recent Poetry Louise Cham
der M0nt0n contributes poem called Come
Back Dear Daysl and the Contributors Club and
Books OF the Month finish well rounded and
readable number of the ma sazine.
The serial We're Thornleighs Inheritance opens
Cassell's for March, and is followed by an inter-
esting paper on Street Entertainments. sensi-
bic paper called An Emigration Made Easy fol-
lows this. 1t shows the lack of work in England
and the care with which emigration to Her Mai
esty's Colonies is regulated. The Family Doctor
this month discusses the question of The Worth
of Fish as Food, and decides that it is a very
good thing to eat at the proper time but Ii at II
should never be eaten at night. The Land Of lee
and Snow" is the title Of paper on the sports
and industries of Canada. In the subject for this
month IS Wifehood and Motherhood.